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    righteousness
    /ˈrʌɪtʃəsnəs/

    noun

    • 1. the quality of being morally right or justifiable: "we had little doubt about the righteousness of our cause"

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  2. 1. : acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin. 2. a. : morally right or justifiable. a righteous decision. b. : arising from an outraged sense of justice or morality. righteous indignation.

  3. RIGHTEOUSNESS definition: 1. morally correct behaviour , or a feeling that you are behaving in a morally correct way: 2…. Learn more.

  4. The right in righteousness means “just,” “good,” or “correct” (rather than the opposite of “left”). Simply put, righteousness involves doing what is right (especially all the time) according to certain laws or morals.

  5. RIGHTEOUS definition: 1. morally correct: 2. believing and showing that you are morally correct, and that others are…. Learn more.

  6. Righteousness is a feeling or way of life that is all about doing the right thing: righteousness shows great concern for morals and ethics.

  7. characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law. morally right or justifiable: righteous indignation. acting in an upright, moral way; virtuous: a righteous and godly person. Synonyms: right, fair, honest, good. Antonyms: wicked, evil.

  8. the feeling that what you are doing is morally acceptable or fair. His sense of his own righteousness left him inflexible. Definition of righteousness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. 1. The quality or state of being morally sound: good, goodness, morality, probity, rectitude, rightness, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness. 2. The moral quality of a course of action: ethic (used in plural), ethicality, ethicalness, morality, propriety, rightfulness, rightness. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.

  10. RIGHTEOUS meaning: 1. morally correct: 2. believing and showing that you are morally correct, and that others are…. Learn more.

  11. RIGHTEOUSNESS definition: the quality or state of being righteous | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.